My grandfather was aboard the Oryoku Maru which was sunk off Subic Bay. Then he was put on the Enoura Maru, and was killed when it was bombed in Takao Harbor. The Hellship experiences were just unthinkable. I've done a documentary film about this experience that is often run on PBS: The Last Ring Home. Book & film
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Reply to comment by Jupitair in TIL of the Arisan Maru, a Japanese "hell ship" that was torpedoed while carrying Allied prisoners of war. None of the 1,781 passengers were killed by the explosion, but other Japanese ships refused to rescue them, resulting in only 9 survivors. by Jupitair
My grandfather was aboard the Oryoku Maru which was sunk off Subic Bay. Then he was put on the Enoura Maru, and was killed when it was bombed in Takao Harbor. The Hellship experiences were just unthinkable. I've done a documentary film about this experience that is often run on PBS: The Last Ring Home. Book & film